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The Georgia Court of Appeals on Friday found that a state trial court err= ed when it declined to validate up to $15 billion in taxable revenue bonds = intended to help finance costs associated with the development and construc= tion of a Rivian Horizon LLC electric vehicle plant.

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TOP NEWS

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Ga. Appeals Court Largely OKs Rivian's EV Plant Deal

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By Kelcey Caulder

The Georgia Court of Appeals on Fr= iday found that a state trial court erred when it declined to validate up t= o $15 billion in taxable revenue bonds intended to help finance costs assoc= iated with the development and construction of a Rivian Horizon LLC electri= c vehicle plant.

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Assa Abloy Has Incentives For Strong Asset Deal, Judge= Says

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By Bryan Koenig

A D.C. federal judge on Monday que= stioned a core part of the Justice Department challenge to Assa Abloy's $4.= 3 billion pickup of Spectrum Brands' hardware and home improvement business= , stating that the companies are incentivized to find a "strong buyer" for = divested assets, not a weak one.

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11th Circ. Told Recent Decision Backs Bid To Nix $240M= Award

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By Caroline Simson

The Eleventh Circuit's decision la= st month establishing new precedent for vacating international arbitral awa= rds issued in the U.S. has provided additional ammunition to a contractor l= ooking to annul $240 million in arbitral awards issued to the operator of t= he Panama Canal.

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Analysis

Clean Energy Tax Perk Will Keep Enviro Attys Busy<= /p> =09

By Keith Goldberg

Experts say recent U.S. Department= of the Treasury eligibility guidance on tax benefits for building clean en= ergy projects in areas historically dominated by fossil fuels contains gaps= , and that environmental lawyers will be crucial to clients vetting potenti= al project sites in polluted areas.

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POLICY & REGULATION

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Brass Rod Makers Call For Import Probe

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By Jennifer Doherty

A pair of U.S. brass rod producers= have asked federal authorities to investigate competitors in six countries= , alleging underselling and illegal subsidies they say threaten their abili= ty to stay in business.

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LITIGATION

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Union Asks 3rd Circ. To Toss Claims Over NJ Labor Pact=

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By Beverly Banks

Claims challenging the constitutio= nality of a New Jersey county's project labor agreement should be thrown ou= t, a construction industry union told the Third Circuit, arguing that an as= phalt company, worker and industry group lack standing to sue.

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Green Groups Drop 9th Circ. Appeals Over Willow Projec= t

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By Tom Lotshaw

Two coalitions of environmental gr= oups are taking their fight against the Willow oil and gas project in Alask= a's Far North back to district court, with ConocoPhillips' winter construct= ion work wrapping up this week and the Ninth Circuit denying their requests= to block it.

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DEALS

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Real Estate Rumors: REIT4, EverWest, West Bank

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By WaTeasa Freeman

REIT4 has reportedly sold a Florid= a mixed-use property for $8.4 million, EverWest Real Estate is said to have= paid $37 million for a California warehouse and West Bank has reportedly l= oaned $48 million for a Chicago multifamily project.

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PEOPLE

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Blank Rome Snaps Up McDermott Trade Team

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By Alyssa Aquino

Blank Rome LLP took on McDermott W= ill & Emery LLP's top two trade attorneys and seven other attorneys and= trade experts in a major boost to its bench, according to a Monday announc= ement.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Opinion

Water Infrastructure Crisis Requires Private Investmen= t

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The federal government is in the p= rocess of distributing billions of dollars recently allocated for upgrades = to U.S. water infrastructure — but capital, beyond what government ca= n provide, is needed to fully address decades of neglect, meaning that priv= ate investment must be a part of the solution, says Damian Georgino at Womb= le Bond.

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Rebuttal

Law Needs A Balance Between Humanism And Formalism=

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A recent Law360 guest article righ= tly questions the pretextual pseudo-originalism that permits ideology to ma= squerade as judicial philosophy, but the cure would kill the patient becaus= e directness, simplicity and humanness are achievable without renouncing fo= rm or sacrificing stare decisis, says Vanessa Kubota at the Arizona Court o= f Appeals.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Bleichmar Fonti's Name P= artners

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By Jessica Corso

Javier Bleichmar and Joseph Fonti = have been working to put their small, eponymous firm on the map since strik= ing out on their own nearly a decade ago and last year saw some of their la= rgest recoveries yet, including a blockbuster $420 million settlement with = pharmaceutical giant Teva.

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Trump Atty Must Reveal Stormy Daniels Info In Conflict= Probe

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By Frank G. Runyeon

A New York state judge will scruti= nize whether Donald Trump's criminal defense attorney is conflicted out of = the Manhattan district attorney's hush-money case, ordering Joe Tacopina to= turn over records related to his interactions with Stormy Daniels.

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Trump Fights DA's 'Extreme' Bid To Limit Access To Evi= dence

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By Frank G. Runyeon

Donald Trump's attorneys pushed ba= ck Monday against the Manhattan district attorney's "extreme" and "unconsti= tutional" request to limit what evidence he can see and talk about in his p= ending criminal case as he runs for president.

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Clyde & Co. Loses 20 Attys To New DC Insurance Bou= tique

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By Alison Knezevich

A group of former Clyde & Co. = LLP insurance partners have left the firm to launch a national boutique wit= h an office in Washington, D.C., and are bringing along additional Clyde at= torneys for the new venture, they said Monday.

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Pay For GCs, Other In-House Lawyers Dipped In 2022=

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By Michele Gorman

While in-house lawyers across indu= stries saw a slight drop in median total compensation from 2021 to 2022, th= e pay packages and job market largely continued to stay strong in the wake = of the COVID-19-pandemic, according to new data out Monday.

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The Top In-House Hires Of April

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By Sue Reisinger

Legal department hires during Apri= l included high-profile appointments at Starbucks, Coca-Cola and Lowe's.= 60;Here, Law360 looks at some of the top in-house announcements from the pa= st few weeks.

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Analysis

Chevron At The High Court: Scalpel Or Sledgehammer?

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By Juan Carlos Rodriguez

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday o= nce again showed its appetite for unsettling long-established legal theorie= s by accepting a case challenging a nearly 40-year-old doctrine that requir= es judges to defer to federal agencies' expertise. The only question now is= how far the justices will go in rethinking the framework.

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Senate Confirms Montana Law Professor For 9th Circ.

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By James Arkin

The U.S. Senate on Monday confirme= d Anthony Johnstone, a University of Montana School of Law professor, = solo practitioner and former state solicitor, to the Ninth Circuit by a 49-= 45 vote.

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Retired US Judge Lee Yeakel Joins King & Spalding = In Austin

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By Lynn LaRowe

King & Spalding LLP announced = Monday that retired U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel has joined the firm's tr= ials and global disputes practice group as a senior counsel in Austin, Texa= s.

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Harvard Profs, Attys Seek Exit From Suit Against Judic= iary

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By Andrew Strickler

Harvard law professors and two oth= er attorneys have asked to stop representing a former North Carolina public= defender suing the federal judiciary for allegedly mismanaging her sexual = harassment complaint.

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Ex-Cop Says Seton Hall Fired Him For Voicing Fraud Con= cerns

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By George Woolston

A retired Newark, New Jersey, poli= ce captain has accused Seton Hall University School of Law and a then-assis= tant dean of forcing his resignation, just over three months into his new r= ole as the law school's director of security, because he voiced suspicion t= hat the administrator was stealing funds.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

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By Leslie A. Pappas

Qualcomm, Zendesk Inc., and Proven= tion Bio stockholders were among the plaintiffs in newly filed cases in Cha= ncery Court last week. And moviegoers buttered their popcorn over AMC Enter= tainment's ongoing drama with its shareholders. In case you missed any of i= t, here's a rundown of last week's news from Delaware's Chancery Court.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.

APCO Worldwide LLC

Albertsons Cos. Inc.

Alliant Insurance Services Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Petroleum Institute In= c.

American Society of Civil En= gineers

Apple Inc.

Assa Abloy AB

Auris Health Inc.

Bausch Health Cos. Inc.

Bioness Inc.

Bioventus LLC

CBS Corp.

Center for Biological Divers= ity Inc.

Central States Water Resource= s Inc.

Chevron Corp.

Coinbase Global Inc.

Compagnie Financiere Richemont= SA

ConocoPhillips Co.

Defenders of Wildlife

Deutsche Bank AG

Earthjustice

Federal National Mortgage= Association

Fortis Advisors LLC

Fortune Brands Home & Secur= ity Inc.

George Washington University

Georgetown University

Georgia-Pacific LLC

Getty Images Inc.

Granite Construction Inc.

HSBC Holdings PLC

Heart of America Group

Hellman & Friedman LLC

IDE Technologies Ltd.

Institutional Shareholder= Services Inc.

International Business Ma= chines Corp.

MF Global Holdings Ltd.

Madison Square Garden E= ntertainment Corp.

Morgan Stanley

Mueller Industries Inc.

Natural Resources Defense Coun= cil

Precision Medicine Group LLC

Sciens Capital Management LLC

Spectrum Management Holding Co.

Starbucks Corp.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industrie= s Ltd.

The Catholic University of Am= erica

University of Virginia


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GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alaska State Legislature

Bureau of Land Management

Federal Trade Commission

Georgia Supreme Court

Internal Revenue Service

International Trade Administra= tion

International Trade Commission

New York Attorney General'= s Office

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Port Authority of New Yor= k & New Jersey

U.S. Census Bureau

U.S. Court of Appea= ls for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals = for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals = for the Third Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District Cou= rt for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Cou= rt for the District of Delaware

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

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